Optimus S700 user manual Recording Movies, Changing Movie Settings

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Recording Movies

To shoot movies with sound recorded via the built-in microphone, select shooting mode and follow the steps below. Be sure that you do not cover the built-in microphone (A 4) during recording.

1Enter movie mode by pressing ein shooting mode, selecting D(use the rotary multi selector), and then pressing k.

Exposure count display shows maximum total length of movie that can be recorded.

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2Press the shutter-release button all the way down to start recording.

Camera focuses on subject in center of frame.

A progress bar at the bottom of the monitor shows the amount of recording time remaining.

To end recording, press the shutter-release button all the way down a second time.

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BRecording Movies

•Flash mode (A 28) and exposure compensation (A 32) can only be used for time-lapse (A 59) and stop-motion (A 60) movies. Macro mode (A 31) is available in all modes. Self-timer (A 30) cannot be used.

•Flash mode, macro mode, and exposure compensation settings cannot be applied or changed while movies are being recorded. Apply or change settings as necessary before movie recording begins.

•Optical zoom cannot be adjusted while movies are being recorded. Digital zoom cannot be used just before recording a movie, but up to 2× digital zoom can be applied while movies are being recorded (except for time-lapse and stop-motion movies).

DChanging Movie Settings

• [Movie options] (A 56), [Auto-focus mode] (A 58), and [Electronic VR] (A 58) can be changed from the movie menu.

• When [Movie options] is set to [Time-lapse movie P] or [Stop-motion movie], movies are recorded without sound.

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